The boss of a trade association can usually be relied upon to defend its members when the going gets tough. However, in exceptional circumstances, the news may be so bad that defence is inappropriate.

As the NHS goes through a convulsion of collective grief and shame, and reflects on the content and recommendations of the Francis report, it should be too early to talk about moving on. But in fact, ...

There is a continuing campaign to soften up the British public in preparation for increased privatisation of the NHS following Andrew Lansley's bill. The campaign seeks to demonstrate the failure of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unisex non-binary gender neutral toilets (Martin Keene/PA) (PA Archive) Female hospital patients’ dignity, privacy and safety is ...

THE founders of the NHS did not hesitate. They said: "Let one of the legacies of the war be the creation of the NHS." That's the same legacy we need for long-term care coming out of coronavirus. So ...

Too many NHS patients are dying without dignity because of failings by care staff, a damning report reveals. Many suffered unnecessarily in their final days through lack of pain relief or long delays ...

Female hospital patients’ dignity, privacy and safety is being “diminished significantly” by the imposition of transgender rights in the health service, it has been warned at Westminster. Speaking in ...